Chicken Mole

A plate of chicken in brown mole sauce
This content originally appeared on 
tasteforlife.com
Prep Time:
50 minutes
Yield:
6

Ingredients

  • 1⁄4 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1⁄4 cup almonds
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1⁄2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1⁄2 tsp anise seeds or ground anise*
  • 1⁄4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1⁄4 cup raisins
  • 2 Tbsp molasses
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 2 (6 inch) soft gluten-free corn tortillas, torn into pieces
  • 1 1⁄2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1⁄2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breast, cooked and shredded

Directions

  1. Toast pumpkin seeds and almonds in a dry skillet, tossing over medium heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a high-speed blender.
  2. Heat oil in a sauté pan set over medium heat.
  3. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tomatoes, along with chili powder, cinnamon, coriander, anise seeds, and ground cloves, and sauté with onion-garlic mixture for 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to blender.
  4. Soak raisins in boiling water to soften for 10 minutes. Drain raisins. Add drained raisins, molasses, lime juice, torn tortillas, and broth to blender. Blend until smooth.
  5. Transfer blended sauce back to sauté pan set over medium-low heat. Add chocolate and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate melts and sauce reduces, about 20 minutes.
  6. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cooked and shredded chicken to sauce and warm through over low heat. Serve over brown rice. 

Notes

*If you can’t find anise seeds or ground anise, omit from the recipe.

Nutrition Info

347 Calories, 31 g Protein, 26 g Carbohydrates, 3 g Fiber, 13 g Total fat (4 g sat, 6 g mono, 2 g poly), 176 mg Sodium, ★★★★★ Vitamin B3 (niacin), B6, ★★★★ Phosphorus, Selenium, ★★ Vitamin B12, Copper, Magnesium, Manganese, Pantothenic acid, Zinc, ★ Vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin C, E, Biotin, Iron, Potassium